Rash of Mail Thefts in La Salle, Canada – July 24th, 2018

Protect yourself from Mail Theft – Especially while you’re on vacation! We’re in the final stretch of summer; it’s the perfect time to enjoy a vacation before settling into the fall. Don’t let your vacation, or your daily life, be interrupted by mail theft!

This week in La Salle, Canada over 100 mailboxes have been broken into, leaving people scrambling to make sure that they won’t become the victims of identity theft. Police believe the pair of thieves, whom were caught and arrested, forged their name onto the checks they stole and cashed them in their own names.

According to the CSID, the average cost to ‘fix’ your identity once it’s been stolen is a whopping ~$1,300. And that doesn’t take into account the time, effort, complexity and emotional strain of the process. An investment into a locking security mail box, such as a Mail Boss, is a worthy venture indeed.

Here are some preemptive measures you can take to protect yourself from identity theft –

Purchase and install a robust locking mail box, such as a Mail Boss curbside or wall-mount box.

Carry your cards and information in an RFID-blocking wallet or purse.

Use different passwords for your online accounts, especially email as it is the way in which all passwords for other accounts are recovered.